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Czar Alexander lll was a conservative ruler:
- who promoted recessive policies
-went against his father's ways, and harassed the Jews.
-Jewish people and other minorities had to speak Russian, use the Russian Orthodox Church and use their traditions.
-Citizens severely disliked the jews, they rioted and revolted against the jews and had ill thoughts about the jews.
-Some believed that the jews assassinated Alexander ll. -
-dictator-like ruler
-wanted all the power,
-opposed democratic reforms,
-had little leadership skills which were very important,
publically rejected the idea of having people participate in the government.
-Czar Nicholas didn't seem to notice the rising hardships the Russian people were facing, he seemed unconcerned with their needs and when they tried to get help from him the citizens got shot at. -
-caused by competition over territory and mounting tensions
-competed for control over Korea and Manchuria
-war started at Port Arthur Manchuria
-Japan had the advantage on both land and sea
-Japan had great communication
-Russia had many disadvantages
The significance of the Russo-Japanese War to the Bolshevik Rev is that since they kept on being defeated it ended up causing hardships back in Russia that were caused by anger and compelled people to fight back. -
-Nicholas was hesitant to grant more freedom and rights
-hesitant to create Democracy
-Finally didi it
-Created a legislature called the Duma
-Leaders wanted a Constitutional gov like Britian had
-Limited power and influence of Duma because he didn't want to share power
-Nicholas ended the Duma because of his beliefs -
-workers and Peasants went to the Czars Winter Palace
-were trying to get better rights and conditions, a democracy, believed that Nicholas could help them
-citizens were peacefully
-General ordered the citizens to be shot
they were wounded, killed or arrested -
-Nicholas made the decision to fight in World War l
-many people were unhappy with this decision
-they were unprepared for the war
-kept on getting defeated by Germans(no match for them)
-more than a million soldiers had casualties before the end of one year
-Revealed the weaknesses of the Czar rule
-Lost the war -
-Nobles invited them to their house
-gave him a bunch of poisoned cakes and wine
-he didn't die from this
-they shot him
-believed he was dead
-he ended up living
-he ran out of the house
-kept shooting at him
-climbed a fence
-finally at the top of the fence he was shot and fell almost dead
-wrapped him up and threw him into the river and died -
-Germany helped Lenin return
-believed that him and the bolsheviks could help them stop a revolution
-traveled to Petrograd in a boxcar
-Lenin and Bolsheviks gained control of Soviets(mainly Petrograd)
-people started to support him
-November 1917 Bolsheviks took over Russia -
-happened because of the strikes, unhappiness and uprisings
-ignored the pleas of his people
-was blind to what was going on in the Russian society
-he recognized how big the situation had gotten and stepped down
-A provisional government took over -
-set up by leaders of the Duma
-Alexander Kerensky was in charge
-he decided to continue fighting in ww1
-ended up losing support
-Bolsheviks overthrew Provisional Government -
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-take out enemies at home
-opponents are white army
-composed of 3 groups(supported Czar, democratic gov, socialists who opposed marxism)
-United by want to defeat Bolsheviks
-happened in Russia
-Leon Trotsky led the Bolsheviks
-United States and other countries supported White Army
-very deadly
-Red army won in the end -
-Country's new name
-Led by Lenin/Communist Party
-Named because of people who helped Bolshevik Rev -
-had a stroke
-survived, but started an election for a new leader
-Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin(candidates)
-Died in 1924 -
-worked(hard/ruthlessly) his way up to the top
-he was not a warm person
-got more support and put supporters in the path of power
-took total command of the Bolsheviks
-No one left to opress him
-became dictator -
-Stalin felt threatened by him
-thought Leon could take away his power
-exiled him to get rid of that threat